to chase; to run after; to pursue
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
total hours spent working
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to feel more like (a certain mood)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
royal capital; imperial capital
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
town; city; municipal; urban
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
originally; by nature; from the start
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
commerce; trade; business
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
delay; putting off; procrastination
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
(period of) a year; during an era
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd